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HomeMy WebLinkAbout960070.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH TOWN OF SEVERANCE AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with a Law Enforcement Service Agreement between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County Sheriff, and the Town of Severance, commencing January 1, 1996, and ending December 31, 1996, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said agreement, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Law Enforcement Service Agreement between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County Sheriff, and the Town of Severance be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said agreement. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 15th day of January, A.D., 1996, nunc pro tunc January 1, 1996. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMI SIONERS Sll 7�?',1.,/ WE D COUNTY, COLORAD , ems,,,,, Mfgh "Barbara J. Kirkme er, Chiir moi ' i.f Clerk to the Board \ 1E�ti& d 1� %Jr� (� N ��n , n_tc E. Baxter, Pr -Te L,�i11la .� B r we ���! �ura' puty Cler the Board Dale K. Hall V AS TO FO De _ ,,y14iT4y�;.ir u , - 77.e.- -c— Constance °� L. Harbert ount Attom I----- W. H. ebster 960070 dc: 6'; S`Keret/K � SO0014 LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this7 day of December, 1995 by and between the COUNTY OF WELD and the WELD COUNTY SHERIFF,by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, hereinafter referred to as "County," and the TOWN OF SEVERANCE, POST OFFICE BOX 122, SEVERANCE, CO, hereinafter referred to as the "Town." WHEREAS, Town is desirous of entering into an agreement with County for the performance of law enforcement services over and above the regular law enforcement service level provided by the County Sheriff; and WHEREAS, County is willing to render such additional services and law enforcement protection on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; and WHEREAS, such agreements are authorized by Section 29-1-203, C.R.S., and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, Article II, Sections 2- 3. NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions, and promises contained herein,the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY COUNTY County,by and through the Weld County Sheriff, shall provide to Town, within its corporate limits, the additional law enforcement services of a Town Marshall as authorized by Section 31-4-306, C.R.S., and as hereinafter limited or expanded by this Agreement. Such services shall hereafter be referenced as "Town Marshall Services." A. Directly Committed Patrol Services County will provide to Town patrol services directly committed to Town according to a regular schedule mutually established by Town and County. This schedule shall be subject to modification from time to time by agreement of the parties. However, the Weld County Sheriff retains ultimate authority to reassign, at any time, any Sheriffs personnel performing this directly committed patrol service to law enforcement needs elsewhere through the county. In such case, the Sheriff, in his discretion, may provide any unfulfilled scheduled patrol service later in the same scheduled day. Town shall be responsible for payment, pursuant to this Agreement, only for Page 1 of 12 Pages 960070 actual patrol services provided within Town's corporate limits. B. Other Services As part of, or in addition to, the directly committed patrol services described above, County's Town Marshall Services to Town will include the following services to be performed within Town's corporate limits: 1. Investigation and enforcement of Town Ordinance violations as set forth in this Agreement. 2. Investigation and enforcement of Colorado Statute violations. 3. Investigation of traffic accidents. 4. Crime analysis and management information. 5. Deployment to address specific community needs. 6. Officer to the Municipal Court. So long as Town has an established Municipal Court,County will enforce the duly enacted Town Ordinance sections listed in Schedule A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Town shall provide County with any and all amendments to these designated Ordinance sections immediately upon their enactment by Town. However, the Sheriff will not enforce the Town Ordinance section violations designated in Schedule A which carry penalties more severe than a petty offense as defined at Section 18-1-107, C.R.S. Such more serious offenses will be enforced by the Sheriff through the corresponding Colorado State Statutes in the County and District Courts of Weld County. C. Exceptions to Service County will not impound, contain, or transport animals-at-large or collect trash dumped or deposited in violation of the Town Ordinances in the absence of a separate written agreement for such services. D. Labor and Equipment County shall furnish and supply all labor, supervision, training, equipment, Page 2 of 12 Pages 960070 communications facilities for dispatch, and all supplies necessary for the provision of the additional level of law enforcement services to Town set forth in this Agreement. Town shall not be liable for the direct payment of salaries, wages, or other compensation to County personnel performing the services set forth in this Agreement on behalf of the County. County shall provide the necessary workers' compensation coverage and unemployment compensation coverage for County's employees who are designated to fulfill the terms of this Agreement.. In addition, County is responsible to pay the Federal and State Income Tax withholdings for all County employees designated to fulfill the terms of this Agreement. The standards and procedures for performance of the terms of this Agreement, the discipline of Sheriffs Deputies fulfilling the terms of this Agreement, and other matters incidental to the performance of the terms of this Agreement shall at all times remain exclusively vested in the Weld County Sheriff and not in Town, its officers and agents. Generally, performance standards, procedures, and discipline for those deputies performing the terms of this Agreement shall be consistent with the performance standards, procedures, and discipline required of deputies providing service in unincorporated areas of Weld County. E. Monthly Report The Sheriff shall provide a monthly report to Town detailing the dates,times of law enforcement, and public service activities provided to Town pursuant to this Agreement. An example of the format of and information contained in the monthly report is contained in Schedule B, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. F. Availability of Sheriff Upon the request of the Town Board,the Sheriff or his designee shall appear before the Town Board on one (1) occasion per month for purposes of administering this Agreement. Appearances by the Sheriff or his designee in excess of this one (1) appearance per month will be assessed to Town as hourly service at the hourly rate set forth in Section 67.A, below. G. County Contact Person The Sheriff or his designee shall act as the County Contact Person for purposes of the administration of this Agreement. Until further notice is Page 3 of 12 Pages 960070 received, the County Contact Person shall be the individual named in Schedule C, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Any change in the County Contact Person shall be effective upon ten (10) days advance written notice to the Town Agreement Monitor, referenced in Section 2.C, below. The designated County Contact Person and the Town Agreement Monitor shall work toward the common purpose of enhancing the effectiveness of law enforcement in the Town. It is understood that the Town Agreement Monitor will forward all complaints or concerns from Town in relation to this Agreement to the designated County Contact Person. The designated County Contact Person will make all reasonable efforts to respond to complaints and /or concerns and to take prompt action to address the complaints and concerns. 2. SERVICES PROVIDED BY TOWN A. Municipal Court Town acknowledges that County's enforcement of the Town Ordinances attached to this Agreement in Schedule A is conditioned upon Town establishing and maintaining a Municipal Court pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Town Ordinances, the Town Charter,the Constitution and laws of the State of Colorado, and of the Constitution of the United States. B. Town Facilities Town agrees to provide at no cost to County liberal access to Town Hall facilities for administrative use such as interviews and completion of reports. C. Town Agreement Monitor In order to administer this Agreement effectively, Town shall designate an Agreement Monitor. Until further notice is received,the Town Agreement Monitor shall be the individual named in Schedule C, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Any change in the Town Agreement Monitor shall be effective upon ten (10) days advance written notice to the County Contact Person. The Town Agreement Monitor and the County Contact Person shall work toward the common purpose of enhancing the effectiveness of law enforcement services in the Town. The Town Agreement Monitor shall forward all complaints or concerns from Town in relation to this Agreement to the County Contact Person. The County Contact Person will make all reasonable efforts to respond to complaints Page 4 of 12 Pages 960070 and/or concerns and to take prompt action to address the complaints and concerns. 3. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS A. Town Jail Town acknowledges that this Agreement in no way affects Town's general police power to establish and erect a Town Jail. Town also acknowledges that this Agreement does not constitute the consent of the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County for the use of the Weld County Jail for the confinement and punishment of Town Ordinance offenders. See Sections 31- 15-4012(1)(j) and (k), C.R.S. B. Ordinance Fines Any and all fines collected as a result of violations of Town Ordinances shall be paid to Town for uses to be determined by Town. 4. AGREEMENT TERM This Agreement shall be effective upon final execution by the appropriate officers of both parties. The term of this Agreement shall be from the date of final execution January 1, 1996 to and until December 31, 1996, and shall be renewed automatically on a year-by-year basis thereafter unless sooner terminated by either party in writing served upon the other party no later than sixty (60)days prior to the expected date of termination. Any renewal of this Agreement shall be subject to changes in the hourly rate schedule as provided by the Weld County Sheriffs Office which is set forth in Schedule C. County agrees to notify Town of any expected changes in said rate schedule at least ninety (90) days prior to the annual renewal date hereof. 5. TERMINATION This Agreement may be unilaterally terminated by either party with or without cause by sixty (60) days written notice delivered to the other party in accordance with Section 7, "Notices," or as otherwise provided in this Agreement. 6. COST AND REIMBURSEMENT Page 5 of 12 Pages 960070 A. Contract Amount Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all services rendered to Town by County pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be billed to Town at the rate set forth in Schedule C attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. If this maximum cumulative total is depleted prior to the expiration of the term of this Agreement, County may, at its option, immediately terminate this Agreement and thereby render void all of County's obligations hereunder. B. Municipal County Appearances Town will reimburse County for any required Municipal Court appearances by Sheriffs Deputies who are not otherwise performing scheduled directly committed patrol services. Each Municipal Court appearance by a Sheriffs Deputy shall be billed at least at the rate of two hours of deputy service time even if the appearance required less than two hours. If the appearance requires more than two hours, Town will reimburse County for the actual time of the appearance at the hourly rate specified in Section 6.A, above. C. Weld County Court and Weld District Court Appearances Town will not be required to reimburse County for appearances by Weld Sheriffs Deputies in Weld County Court or Weld District Court even if the alleged violation occurred within the incorporated limits of the Town. D. Investigation and Prosecution Expenses Town will not be required to reimburse County for time and expenses associated with the investigation and prosecution of violations of Colorado Statutes. However,Town will be required to reimburse County for actual time and related expenses associated with the investigation of Town Ordinance violations and administrative investigations, including, but not limited to, liquor licensing hearings. Reimbursement by Town to County will be at the hourly rate referenced above in Section 6.A when time for such investigations is required in addition to the regularly scheduled directly committed patrol services. E. Billing Dates Within ten (10) days following the last day of a calendar month, the Weld Page 6 of 12 Pages 960070 County Sheriff will provide a written billing statement to Town supported by the monthly report described in Section 1.E, above. F. Town hereby agrees to pay each statement within forty-five (45) days following the month for which these services are billed. If payment from Town is not received by the forty-fifth (45th) date referenced above, the Sheriff may, in his discretion, terminate all service under this Agreement. Written notice of this immediate termination shall be provided by the Sheriff to Town and to the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County pursuant to Section 7, below. 7. NOTICES Any notice provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be served by personal delivery or by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepared, at the addresses listed in Schedule D, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, until such time as written notice of a change is received from the other party. Any notice so mailed and any notice served by personal delivery shall be deemed delivered and effective upon receipt or upon attempted delivery. This method of notification will be used in all instances, except for emergency situations when immediate notification may be provided to the Town Agreement Monitor or the County Contact Person. 8. RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Town shall be responsible for defending itself, its officers, and employees in any civil action brought against Town, its officers, and employees by any person claiming injury and damages as a result of the performance of this Agreement. Likewise, County shall be responsible for defending itself, its officers, and employees in any civil action brought against County, its officers, and employees by any person claiming injury and damages as a result of the performance of this Agreement. Town, its officers, and employees shall not be deemed to assume any liability for intentional or negligent acts, errors, or omissions of County, or any officer or employee thereof, arising out of the performance of this Agreement. Likewise, County, its officers, and employees shall not be deemed to assume any liability for intentional or negligent acts, errors, or omissions of Town, or any officer or employee thereof, arising out of the performance of the terms of this Agreement. 9. NO THIRD 1'ARTY BENEFICIARY ENFORCEMENT It is expressly understood and agreed that enforcement of the terms and conditions Page 7 of 12 Pages 960070 of this Agreement, and all rights of action relative to such enforcement, shall be strictly reserved to Town and County,and nothing contained in this Agreement shall give or allow any claim or right of action whatsoever by any other person on this Agreement. It is the express intention of Town and County that any entity,other than Town or County receiving services or benefits or who is otherwise affected by the performance of the terms of this Agreement, shall be deemed an incidental beneficiary only. 10. MODIFICATION AND BREACH This Agreement and the attached Schedules contain the entire agreement and understanding between the parties and hereby supersedes any other agreements concerning the subject matter of this transaction, whether oral or written. No modification, amendment, notation, renewal, or other alteration of or to this Agreement and the attached Schedules shall be deemed valid or of any force or effect whatsoever,unless mutually agreed upon in writing by the parties. No breach of any term, provision, or clause of this Agreement and the attached Schedules shall be deemed waived or excused, unless such waiver or consent shall be in writing and signed by the party claimed to have waived or consented. Any consent by any party to, or waiver of, a breach by the other, whether express or implied, shall not constitute a consent, waiver of, or excuse for any other different or subsequent breach. Page 8 of 12 Pages 960070 11. SEVERABILITY If any term or condition of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, this Agreement shall be construed and enforced without such a provision, to the extent this Agreement is then capable of execution within the original intent of the parties. !A COUNTY OF WELD AND THE WELD M/t SHERIFF, BY AND THROUGH THE COUNTY CEER THE BOARD OF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNT OMMISSIONERS OF WELD COUNTY, COLORADO ii ii* , k / /ikkicti� BY/-22/2't 4, :: : l/(r :1'i/,, fir: Deputy ClerMlo the Board a a e A Cirkmeyer, C ir 01/15/96 l( APPROVED AS TO FORM: `It Y: r We ounty Attorney ATTEST: TOWN OF SEVERANCE j 1 �t BY: z 4.--- Town Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: BY:AI— Town Attorney // � Page 9 of 12 Pages 960070 SCHEDULE A The Weld County Sheriff will enforce only the following listed Sections of the attached Ordinances of the Town: Model Traffice Code adopted in 1978 SCHEDULE B The attached document is a sample of the Month Report format to be provided by County to Town pursuant to this Agreement: To remain the same billings Page 10 of 12 Pages 960070 SCHEDULE C 1. Until further notice is received, the County Contact Person shall be: Mgr. Rick Bauer 910 10th Ave, Greeley, CO 80631 970-356-4015 ext 4660 2. Until further notice is received, Town's Agreement Monitor shall be: Keith Kline, Mayor P. O. Box 122, Severance, Co 970-227-4425 (mobile phone) 3. The hourly rate comprising the contract amount of this fiscal agreement shall be $30.00 per hour per Deputy. 4. The maximum cumulative total that Town may be billed for service during the term of this fiscal agreement is $12,000.00. Page 11 of 12 Pages 960070 SCHEDULE D 1. Any notice to County provided for in this Agreement shall be sent to: Mgr. Rick Bauer 910 10th Ave, Greeley, CO 80631 970-356-4015 ext 4660 2. Any notice to Town provided for in this Agreement shall be sent to: Keith Kline, Mayor P. O. Box 122, Severance, Co 970-227-4425 (mobile phone) Page 12 of 12 Pages 960070 Hello